Book description extras bit players and stand ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its conception on a personal and a professional level their stories are told inhollywood unknowns the first history devoted to extras from the silent era through the present hollywood unknownsdiscusses the relationship of the extra to the star the lowly position in which extras were . Extras bit players and stand ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its . Extras bit players and stand ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its . Hollywood unknowns a history of extras bit players and stand ins anthony slide jackson university press of mississippi 2012 256 pp 4000 cloth. Shareable link use the link below to share a full text version of this article with your friends and colleagues learn more